Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 5.5% of Burnett County's student body in 2022-23 school year

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

By Northwoods Reporter

Dec 28, 2023

There were 156 American Indian students enrolled in Burnett County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 14.3% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Data showed that Burnett County welcomed 2,819 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 5.5% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the three districts in Burnett County, Siren School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 86 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Burnett County.

White students were more likely to graduate from high school than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin. According to recent US Census data, nearly 95% of white students in the state successfully graduated in 2021.

Graduation rates for Black and multiracial students lagged behind white students by 10%.

Even further behind, only 71.6% of Hispanic students completed their high school education during the same period, one of the lowest graduation rates in the state.

Ethnicities in Burnett County in 2022-23 School Year